This from Tim Olk:
Great stop one story ranch house heavy fire in attached garage On arrival no fire spread to inside of house fast stop
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This from Tyler Tobolt:
Huntley Fire Department got dispatched to 10101 Ashley Street for a possible structure fire. Battalion 930 arrived with a 2-story home with a fire in the garage – quick knock on the fire, Truck 983 had 1 line out – Companies on scene : Huntley Engine 944, Truck 983, Battalion 930, Chief 901, Deputy Chief 902: Automatic aid from Algonquin with an engine and Rutland-Dundee with an ambulance : Algonquin EMS and Woodstock engine COQ
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A Riverwoods resident called the fire department before 5AM on Friday to report a neighbor’s house on fire. The house near Robinwood and Duffy Lanes had heavy smoke coming from one of the garages. Lincolnshire-Riverwoods firefighters arrived to find a house nearing the final stages of construction at #2 Wildflower Lane. They had heavy smoke and fire inside one of two, two-car garages that had already partially destroyed the metal overhead door. The entire house was charged with smoke. The alarm was upgraded to a working fire which brought an engine from Deerfield and a tanker from Prospect Heights.
The fire was contained to the garage and the adjoining entryway in approximately 20 minutes.
Larry Shapiro and Tim Olk were at the scene and have images.
Lincolnshire Engine 52 was the first engine on the scene and had two lines off. Larry Shapiro photo
Firefighters from Prospect Heights put water on the smoldering ruins. Larry Shapiro photo
The drywall in the garage had been completed so there was extensive overhaul to perform. Larry Shapiro photo
Firefighters continue to wet down the garage interior. Larry Shapiro photo
The roof over the garage sustained heavy charring. Larry Shapiro photo
The garage interior after the overhaul phase. Larry Shapiro photo
Quite a bit of heat and smoke entered the house from the garage. Larry Shapiro photo
More images can be seen HERE.
Oct 30
Josh Boyajian submitted images taken with his phone of an early morning garage fire today in Cicero. The fire was in the 3400 block of 61st Avenue.
Firefighters use a 2 1/2-inch line to wet down the remaining hot spots after the main fire had been knocked down. Larry Shapiro photo
The Long Grove Fire Department received several calls this afternoon reporting a garage fire at 16202 Aptakisic in Prairie View. Initially, conflicting reports were given as to whether or not the garage was attached to the house or detached, and it was unclear if the fire had spread to any nearby buildings. One caller suggested that the homeowner might have been trapped inside the garage.
The B-side of the garage was six feet from an in-ground swimming pool and roughly 25 feet from the house. Larry Shapiro photo
Wheeling firefighters work on spot fires inside the garage. Larry Shapiro photo
This address represents an unincorporated section of Lake County which belongs to the Long Grove Fire Department but is also surrounded by Buffalo Grove and Lincolnshire.
There were no fire hydrants on the north side of Aptakisic Road where the fire broke out so Long Grove Squad 55 dropped 1,500 feet of 5" hose. This allowed them to assist with supplying Buffalo Grove Engine 26 the first engine on the scene which was working off of tank water. Larry Shapiro photo
Due to the proximity of their station, Buffalo Grove Engine 26 (217) was the first company on the scene. Larry Shapiro photo
Buffalo Grove Station 26 is located just over a mile from this address and when Engine 26 pulled out of their quarters they reported seeing a significant header. Units that responded to the scene include Long Grove Squad 55 and Tanker 55, Buffalo Grove Engine 26 and Quint 27, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Engine 51, Lake Zurich Engine 4, Libertyville Truck 461, Wheeling Engine 24, Countryside Ambulance 411, and a Barrington ambulance in addition to chief officers from Long Grove, Buffalo Grove, and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods.
Temperatures were in the 80s and the humidity was high, so fire companies rotated between finishing off the hot spots and going through rehab. Here, Lake Zurich firefighters are on the line. Larry Shapiro photo
Long Grove Squad 55 responded to the fire on Aptakisic after picking up from a motor vehicle accident. Larry Shapiro photo
Long Grove Tanker 55 was requested to the scene as a backup to provide additional water. Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro arrived after the fire was knocked down and submitted several images from the scene. A gallery with more images can be viewed HERE.
The Daily Herald has an article HERE.
This was not the first fire at this address in recent years. Firefighters responded to this address on December 31, 2009 for a fully involved car fire next to the house.
Firefighters douse hotspots during overhaul of the detached garage on Birchwood in Antioch on Wednesday. Jeff Rudolph photo
Jeff Rudolph reports that Antioch had a fire yesterday at 208 Birchwood. The fire came in at 1430 hours and companies found a 2-car detached garage which was fully involved. Fire extended to a camper and a boat in the driveway. All was a total loss. Mutual aid to the scene was from Fox Lake, Lake Villa, and Round Lake. The cause of the fire is believed to be electrical.
Antioch Engine 211, a 2000 Alexis on an American LaFrance chassis was on a hydrant at the fire. Jeff Rudolph photo
Antioch Truck 211, a 2000 ALexis/American LaFrance/LTI tower ladder was also on a hydrant. Jeff Rudolph photo
Antioch still runs with this 1983 Pirsch tanker with 2,500 gallons of water. Jeff Rudolph photo
Antioch Tender 211, a 2004 IHC/US Tank with 3,000 gallons of water pumped at the scene. Jeff Rudolph photo
Firefighters use the Quad 2 Rehab unit after the fire for something to eat and drink. Jeff Rudolph photo
Antioch squad 2195 was also brought to the scene with equipment and supplies for the investigators. It was built in 1996 by Alexis. Jeff Rudolph photo
Firefighters maneuver a 2-1/2" line into what's left of the garage as others examine the camper in the driveway that was damaged by the fire. Jeff Rudolph photo
Mar 27
Firefighters apply foam to the garage area to contend with fuel leaking from the car. Larry Shapiro photo
The Schaumburg Fire Department received calls of a car on fire in an attached garage around 4PM this afternoon. First arriving companies found heavy fire venting from the garage and the second floor above. The volume of fire was reminiscent of another house fire for the same shift in Schaumburg two weeks ago. The alarm was immediately upgraded from a Code 3 to a Code 4 and the first two engines were instructed to lay dual lines to the front of the house. A Box Alarm was transmitted for change of quarters companies only as Battalion 5 requested the remaining Schaumburg suppression units to the scene. The threat of extension to the exposure on the west side of the house at 233 Kingsport Drive was severe though companies were able to keep the fire from impinging on the neighbor’s house.
Schaumburg Truck 53 is deployed to give firefighters access to the burned out second floor and roof area. Larry Shapiro photo
Schaumburg Engine 1 was in front of the house with several hand lines off including a foam line. Larry Shapiro photo
Schaumburg Squad 55's rig was down today so the squad company ran with the spare tower ladder. Quite an unusual scene is pictured here with three Schaumburg trucks at the fire. Larry Shapiro photo
The Daily Herald has an article HERE. According to the article, the homeowner was of aware of the fire.
Annarella, who had lived in that Schaumburg house since Dec. 14, 1978, was in her kitchen when she heard someone pounding on the front door alerting her to a roaring fire inside the attached garage.
“It was Ruth and Skip Barchfeld,” she said. “They saved my life. They are the heroes.”
Annarella safely bolted from the house, but could do little to stop the flames.
Companies applied foam to the garage and car within as leaking fuel was prevalent.
Engine 51 runs with a 2008 Pierce Impel shown here on a hydrant in front of the house. Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro went to the scene and arrived after the fire was knocked down. He submitted several images and has a gallery HERE.
Damage to the house was extensive as can be seen here during the overhaul phase. Larry Shapiro photo
Jan 22
The Wauconda Fire Department in MABAS Division 4 was called to the scene of a single-family house fire shortly after 1PM today at 1116 Madison Avenue. Companies found heavy fire in the garage of the structure that was communicating to the house and attic area. They upgraded the response to a MABAS Box Alarm bringing mutual aid from several departments. There was no one home at the time of the fire and though the garage sustained heavy damage to the roof and the vehicle parked inside was destroyed, damage to the main house was limited to the area directly behind the two-story garage.
Companies assisting at the fire were from Lake Zurich, Lake Villa, Nunda, Barrington, Round Lake, Mundelein, Countryside, and Long Grove.
Larry Shapiro took in the fire, but arrived after it was knocked down. Here are several images from the scene.
Wauconda Engine 341 was the still engine to the fire at 1116 Madison Avenue and had three lines off. It is a 2009 HME/Ferrara Intruder. Larry Shapiro photo
From the street it would appear that the window above the garage might have been a bedroom, when in fact there was no floor or buildout in that area. Larry Shapiro photo
Also, there was no second floor above the garage floor even though there was a fair sized window installed in the wall as is visible in this street image from Google Maps.
The house at 1116 Madison Avenue in Wauconda prior to the fire as seen on Google Maps.
Several of the gusset plates securing the light-weight constructed roof trusses failed in the garage area.
The roof trusses above the garage as seen from the driveway. Larry Shapiro photo
A closeup view showing the gusset failures on the roof trusses. Larry Shapiro photo
Mutual aid companies were staged on Bonner Road.
Round Lake, Mundelein, Countryside, and Long Grove apparatus is stage on Bonner Road. Larry Shapiro photo
Wauconda firefighters hit hot spots in the garage during the overhaul phase. Larry Shapiro photo
Nunda FPD Ambulance 1351 is staged on Bonner Road. Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro has a gallery of images which can be seen HERE.
The Evanston Fire Department had a fire Christmas morning at 1809 Laurel Avenue. When companies arrived, they found fire in a two-flat structure and detached garage. The fire went to two extra alarms, gutted two other garages, and damage a neighboring home before being struck out. During the overhaul phase of the incident, one Evanston firefighter went down and a Mayday was issued. FirefighterCloseCalls.com posted the following description:
One firefighter was hospitalized and 2 others were treated on the scene after they were hurt this morning … at a fire that ran thru 3 garages and 2 dwellings in Evanston. Companies arrived and found a fire that was spreading quickly from at least one garage towards other garages and dwellings. The fire left three garages and two homes damaged. Toward the end of the fire, a “Mayday” was called when a firefighter became hurt. The FF was accounted for but needed help …was not burned, and 2 other firefighters were also hurt but suffered only minor injuries and were not hospitalized.
Karl Klotz arrived after the fire was knocked down and submitted several images of the scene plus a shot of Evanston’s new 2010 Pierce Arrow XT Engine at one of it’s first fires. Karl has posted a gallery of images HERE.
The Chicago Sun Times has an article HERE.
The house at 1809 Laural in Evanston was gutted along with the detached garage and two neighboring garages. Karl Klotz photo
One of three detached garages which sustained heavy damage Christmas morning at an extra alarm fire in Evanston. Karl Klotz photo
Firefighters perform overhaul at 1809 Laurel Avenue in Evanston which was gutted by fire Christmas morning along with three detached garages. Karl Klotz photo
Firefighters pickup hose after the fire was knocked down at this two-story residential building in Evanston. During the overhaul phase of the operation, a Mayday was called for a firefighter who collapsed. He was later transported to Evanston Hospital. Karl Klotz photo
Evanston Engine 23 is a 2010 Pierce Arrow XT which was recently put into service. Funding for this engine came from Northwestern University which is recognized by a Northwestern Wildcats decal on the middle windows on each side of the cab. Karl Klotz photo
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